gravid
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:05:11 PM
There were 4 copies of this banned book on ebay but they were pulled today. It feels funny to be saying that in America - a banned book. If they catch you with one I suppose you are as liable to arrest as having your seat belt off.....
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ashlandtrader
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:13:39 PM
Looks like the Bin one sold before ebay could stop it. Maybe doing a quick BIN auction is the only way to sell something like that (not that I am saying you should break an ebay rule or the ebay police will be knocking down my door-- just an observation.)
Interesting!
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ecom
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:24:46 PM
According to eBay, they had been studying the issue. And when reporters startted calling today, after the story broke yesterday, they stopped studying and did something.
Ahhh, the power of the pen! 
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spazmodeus
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:35:31 PM
Why do so many people on this site feel the need to be coy or cryptic? You start a thread, then neglect to say what book you're talking about, like we're supposed to know. If you're omitting the title due to concerns that the thread will be closed for identifying a specific auction, I don't think you have to worry, since cancelled auctions aren't identifiable by seller.
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ashlandtrader
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:39:07 PM
Spaz--
Actually the title is in the posters title.
"Wind Done Gone". I didn't know what it was-- I went and did a completed search on ebay to find out.
:0)
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ubiedaman
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:39:54 PM
Ummm Spaz....
The title is "The Wind Done Gone"....been in the news a lot lately..well publicized case of copyright infringement. (NOT! I felt the ruling was ludicrrous!)
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
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reamond
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:40:14 PM
I think the title is 'The Wind Done Gone'. The publisher and author just lost a copyright suit to the Gone With the Wind owners for infringing.
The book used charactors and story line from GWTW and presents a more "realistic" view of slavery.
I think the case will lose on appeal, so don't invest too much in a bootleg copy.
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ubiedaman
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:42:59 PM
Actually, the entire story is from the slaves point of view...
I hope you're right about the appeal reamond.
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
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ashlandtrader
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:47:56 PM
Me too! Censorship realy TICKS me off.
And it takes a lot to tick me off on a normal day.... but I digress...
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reamond
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posted on April 25, 2001 03:59:54 PM
While the result may be censorship, the issue is copyright.
I think the defendants are using the "parody" defence.
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mEyA
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posted on April 25, 2001 04:23:54 PM
If anyone ever gets wind (no pun intended) of a downloaded version, please post and let me know. I really want to read that book.
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godfatherstoys
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posted on April 25, 2001 04:38:34 PM
Good now I can sell my copies of "Tale of two 'hoods" and "Grapefruits of wrath". Those Sam Picassio's should do well in eBay Butterfield's as well.
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lotsafuzz
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posted on April 25, 2001 04:39:14 PM
Gone With the Wind has been one of my favorite books for years, I would love a copy of The Wind Done Gone.
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jmjones6061
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posted on April 25, 2001 05:35:16 PM
Quick question - is there an ebay rule against parodies?
I have sold several copies of Bored of the Rings and The Oddfather -
Jane
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reamond
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posted on April 25, 2001 08:21:12 PM
Parody falls under the fair use doctrine of copyright.
But, defining when a parody borrows too much from another work is a legal art.
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gotsunshine4u
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posted on April 25, 2001 09:41:38 PM
since when is an ARC considered a "bootlegged copy"? They were all ARCs as far as I could tell.
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reamond
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posted on April 25, 2001 11:27:54 PM
If it infringing on copyright, it doesn't matter if it is ARC or any other version, it is contraband.
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upriver
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posted on April 25, 2001 11:42:56 PM
Contraband, that was a Southern thing, wasn't it?
Anyway, for those bidders who were lucky enough to grab a copy before the pulling started, hopefully they have the sense to shrink-wrap it for 10 years. If the actual book never does get published, those will be way high in the reaches of rare book items, that $150 paid for today will seem a pittance compared to what those rare ARC's will be worth in a few years.
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keziak
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posted on April 26, 2001 04:12:30 AM
I sold one a couple of weeks ago on ebay. Guess I wish I still had it, could list it on Bibliofind or something. But I just had another ARC pulled and got the word from Ebay that it's OK to list them after publication date, but not before. I don't think a lot of sellers have got that word yet. ; - )
keziak
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